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Behr Armadillo#C8C1B6 · LRV 54

Armadillo reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr N230-3 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR ARMADILLO
RGB 200, 193, 182 LRV 54

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Armadillo
SKU N230-3
Hex #C8C1B6
RGB 200, 193, 182
HSL 37°, 14%, 75%
LRV 54
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Behr Armadillo

At LRV 54, Armadillo is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.

Armadillo is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Hearthstone
SKU 0567 · #C7BEB2 · LRV 52
ΔE 1.17 (near-perfect)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all neutral from that brand.

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.62
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7641
#C6C0B6
Colonnade Gray
ΔE 0.62 · LRV 53
SW 1015
#C6BFB3
Skyline Steel
ΔE 0.71 · LRV 53
SW 54
#C8BFB5
Twilight Gray
ΔE 1.34 · LRV 53
SW 7511
#CDBFB0
Bungalow Beige
ΔE 3.18 · LRV 53
SW 7672
#C3C1BC
Knitting Needles
ΔE 3.2 · LRV 53

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.83
All neutral at Valspar →
M341
#C8C2B6
Clay Figurine
ΔE 0.83 · LRV 54.2
M111
#C7C2B4
Feathers of a Dove
ΔE 1.96 · LRV 53.9
V145-2
#C6C4BB
Zen Pebble
ΔE 2.51 · LRV 55.1
8005-10C
#CDC2BA
Windmill
ΔE 2.95 · LRV 55
M252
#C3C4B8
Rocky Cliff
ΔE 4.23 · LRV 54.6

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.98
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 275
#C4BEB4
Purbeck Stone
ΔE 0.98 · LRV 52
NO. 242
#C8C3BC
Pavilion Gray
ΔE 1.9 · LRV 55
NO. 229
#CCBFB3
Elephant's Breath
ΔE 2.82 · LRV 53
NO. 211
#CEC1AD
Stony Ground
ΔE 3.85 · LRV 54
NO. 266
#C0C2B3
Mizzle
ΔE 5.27 · LRV 53

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.43
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
15-28
#CBC1B4
Great Gray
ΔE 1.43 · LRV 54
1023-3
#C9BFB2
Ashen
ΔE 1.49 · LRV 53
1020-3
#CEC1B5
Whippet
ΔE 2.82 · LRV 55
1076-3
#D0C2B4
Gotta Have It
ΔE 3.19 · LRV 55
1017-3
#C8BCB7
Fond Memory
ΔE 4.66 · LRV 52

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.51
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
1550
#C5C1B8
Cumulus Cloud
ΔE 1.51 · LRV 52
996
#C9BEAF
Ashen Tan
ΔE 2.21 · LRV 51
CC-456
#C9BEAF
Dufferin Terrace
ΔE 2.21 · LRV 51
HC-176
#C9BEAF
Annapolis Gray
ΔE 2.21 · LRV 51
1557
#C2C3B9
Silver Song
ΔE 3.99 · LRV 53

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.85
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-127
#C7C2BB
Anatolian
ΔE 1.85 · LRV 54
JG-109
#C5BBAC
Solid Wood
ΔE 2.38 · LRV 50
JG-133
#C6BBB2
Cinnamon Sugar
ΔE 2.86 · LRV 51
JG-83
#C1C5C5
Loft
ΔE 6.68 · LRV 55
JG-56
#BEC3B2
Clean Lines
ΔE 6.93 · LRV 53

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.97
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DEC795
#C3C0BB
Gray Pearl
ΔE 2.97 · LRV 53
DEC752
#CCBEAC
Birchwood
ΔE 3.63 · LRV 53
DE6234
#C5C0AC
Serene Thought
ΔE 4.29 · LRV 53
DE6031
#CDBDBA
Wafting Gray
ΔE 6.87 · LRV 53
DE6290
#BCC4BD
Ashwood
ΔE 7.11 · LRV 54

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.98
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-13
#C2B8B2
Greige
ΔE 3.98 · LRV 49
PNT100-LT-08
#CBCBC5
Windy City
ΔE 4.3 · LRV 59
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 5.14 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 7.51 · LRV 60
PNT100-LT-10
#C1CAC5
Grayish
ΔE 7.72 · LRV 58

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.24
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 4.24 · LRV 65
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 9.24 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 12.44 · LRV 53
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 12.63 · LRV 41
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 16.6 · LRV 51

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

The nearest shades to Armadillo within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

PPU5-08
Sculptor Clay
LRV 55
PPU8-17
Fortress Stone
LRV 53
UL170-8
Washed Khaki
LRV 54
MQ6-59
Still Moment
LRV 53
UL210-8
Silver Sage
LRV 53
N190-3
Windrift Beige
LRV 55

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #C8C1B6 in HSL space. Pair Armadillo with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#C8C1B6 + #B6BDC8
TRIADIC
#C8C1B6 · #B6C8C1 · #C1B6C8
ANALOGOUS
#C8B8B6 · #C8C1B6 · #C6C8B6

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.79:1 fail
Sample text on black
11.76:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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